Michael S. Rozeff=
LewRockwell.com -
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The reason for the difference between politics and economics is that politicians have concentrated and far-reaching power, whereas economic matters are typically widespread and diversified. There exists economic power but it is subject to the check of entry and competition. Economic power is both narrow and significantly constrained. Political power is constrained but not as much constrained." - id

Elizabeth Tsurkov - +972 - The Prevention of Infiltration Law, which enables asylum seekers to be detained for three years or more without trial, can now be applied to anyone with a ‘criminal background.’ But what does ‘criminal background’ mean? It’s unclear

Matt Carr - Ceasefire Magazine - In recent years a number of Israeli companies, many of them staffed by former soldiers, have attempted to promote Israel as a destination for extreme tourism with a military component. Matt Carr looks at the phenomenon and considers the overlap between entertainment, voyeurism and propaganda that has transformed Israel into a military theme park.

Yossi Gurvitz -
+972
"Lehava (the Hebrew acronym stands for for “preventing assimilation in the holy land”) has a record of expressing satisfaction with lynch attempts – including against African refugees. So, naturally, its main activist is supported by the government, through an NGO ironically called Hemla (“compassion”). Other NGOs opposed to “assimilation,” such as the veteran Yad Le’Ahim, are supported by the Interior Ministry and aid it unofficially."ca

Alternative Information Center - “I propose ending the activities {of Dimona}, which is also considered the oldest nuclear plant in the world today, and sooner or later we’ll have to shut it down,” Professor Uzi Even the Ma`ariv Daily. “The entire Arab world, and also the Iranians of course, are convinced that we have a great stock of nuclear bombs.”

Bradley Burston -
Haaretz
"The day I waited for my family`s anti-nerve gas atropine and for masks against chemical and biological warfare, the prime minister asked for air time from Israel`s major television channels in order to lay out his position on Iran, and to emphasize that he has yet to make a decision on whether or not to bomb." ca

Vered Guttman -
Haaretz
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This Iftar dinner was the second hosted by Ambassador Oren, a sociable tradition he initiated last year in order to reach out to the Muslim community. Among the 60 or so guests, half of them were Muslim, including Ray Mahmood, ambassador-at-large for Pakistan; Farah Pandith, the State Department’s Special Representative to Muslim Communities; imams, community leaders, and U.S. officials. All were engaged in lively conversations and seemed to enjoy this new initiative. " ca

Attila Somfalvi -
Ynet -
""After much deliberation which I withheld from no one, I have decided to accept the prime minister and defense minister`s proposal to be appointed home front defense minister. Personal and partisan considerations were edged aside and I have chosen to serve the state the best way I can."" - id

Yonatan Berman - +972 Magazine - While Eritrean asylum seekers cannot be deported due to the risk they would face upon return, the new Prevention of Infiltration Law enables Israel to keep them in prison indefinitely. New arrivals, most having faced rape and torture en route to Israel, are presently being held in a prison in the desert, and nobody knows how long they’ll be kept there. A visit to Ketsiot prison.

Saed Bannoura -
IMEMC
"Hundreds of residents gathered at the entrance of At-Teera to welcome the released detainee who told them that “her happiness for being free cannot be fully realized before the release of all Arab and Palestinian political prisoners”.Qasem voiced an appeal to all political, social, legal and humanitarian institutions to highlight the suffering of Palestinian political prisoners held by Israel, and facing constant harassment, abuse and illegal measures." CA

David Tresilian -
Al-ahram Weekly
"In the preface to his The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life, published in May this year, the British historian Roger Owen explains that "I became interested in the particular subject of Arab republican presidents for life in the spring of 2009 when I learned that president Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria had engineered a constitutional amendment allowing him to remain in office for a third term and so, in effect, for as long as he wished. Owen concludes that "presidents for life" are not uncommon when seen in comparative terms, and their peculiar tenacity in the Arab world cannot be put down to some essential feature of Arab populations, a racist argument." ca

Riham Adel -
Al-Ahram Weekly
"There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations." These words by prominent US writer Jodi Picoult have proven to be very true. Many people have had poor expectations of life under Islamist rule, thinking that their lifestyles could be negatively affected by it or their freedoms violated. However, changes to the regular way of marking Ramadan may have had other reasons as well." ca

Yaron Friedman -
Ynet -
"The eradication of terror in Sinai will be possible only if the Israel-Egypt peace treaty is revised in such a way that would allow for the mobilization of forces from both sides of the border to fight the jihadists." - id

Zvi Bar`el -
Haaretz -
"The right to a day in court will not only be taken away from those without a passport; those who speak in a "minority" accent will likewise find the courthouse doors locked." - id

Jonathan Cook - AMEU - Officially, Nazareth¡¯s land was taken for ¡°public purposes¡±¡ªin this case, building new government offices for the Galilee. But the city¡¯s inhabitants could not be persuaded that the authorities needed such a vast area for a few buildings. When rumors spread that the government was secretly planning to build a suburb of Jewish homes there, Nazareth petitioned the High Court for the land to be returned.-rh

Gilad Morag - Ynet - The motion - which the majority on the city council rejected - had been put forward by councilman Ahmed Mashrawi (Meretz). "As Arabs, we want will be represented in one small line which will not take away from the original emblem. Fear not, Tel Aviv will continue to be the first Hebrew city."